carnivory

noun

carnivory

noun

UK /kɑːˈnɪvəɹi/

Etymology From carnivore + -y.

1

The eating of meat; carnivorousness.

But if the natural carnivory of other species counts for something, why not the natural carnivory of Homo sapiens […]?2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 571:

Derived terms: mesocarnivory
Related terms: carnivore, carnivorism, carnivorous, carnivorousness

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